Calvin King
Calvin R. King (born 1953) is an American farm developer, and the President of the Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corp.[1][2]
He graduated from Philander Smith College in 1975.[3]
The agency collaborated with the Farmers Home Association to create the Outreach Training and Technical Assistance program.[4]
Awards
- 1990 MacArthur Fellows Program
- 1990 National Partnership Award, by the United States Department of Agriculture
- 1989 Arkansas Public Service Award.
References
- ^ "Calvin King". Arkansas Business, March 13, 1989, Hill, Jack E.; Parsons, Bill
- ^ http://www.clt.astate.edu/dkennedy/alfdc2.htm
- ^ http://www.law.drake.edu/centers/agLaw/?pageID=newFarmerBio
- ^ http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/15126236.html
External links
- "African-American Farmers: Working the Plough", Living on Earth, January 24, 1997